NS Cliches: Rebooted

by **Socialist Macronesia** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:27 am

Kiu Ghesik wrote:~~the catboy liberation front, never forget~~

~~_{owur jouwny to victowy has begun ^•^ deawth to the M.P.Ew.A!}~~

by **Valentine Z** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:28 am

The lack (?) of cliches? MLP and centaurs, yes. I know Azur has some, but damn, centaurs don't really get a lot of screentime here.

As for MLP... well, I am not asking for one, but you know, that was something I expect to be a boatload of.

by **Crysuko** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:30 am

Valentine Z wrote:The lack (?) of cliches? MLP and centaurs, yes. I know Azur has some, but damn, centaurs don't really get a lot of screentime here.

As for MLP... well, I am not asking for one, but you know, that was something I expect to be a boatload of.

There was when MLP was all the rage a while back, but haven’t seen any recently. Not overtly anyway, I guess the series ending put a stop to it.

by **Las Palmeras** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:31 am

Azur Deutschland wrote:I need to develop this factbook more so that people can stop taking this out of context...

How do they do that?

by **Destyntine** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:32 am

Blanjiland wrote:
Destyntine wrote:Thought I'd just throw some nation styles I've noticed to be a tad bit cliché, I probably fall into a few of these..

Noticeably cliché but not crazy common: (One shot if you fall into any of these)
- Some form of messed up Sweden*

Cliché but not THAT cliché: (Two shots for these)
- Nordic takeover (I fall into this one too)

Surprised I didn’t fall into more of these cliches.
*Blanjiland isn’t a messed up Sweden, but we do share a universe with one.

I think a good addition to this list would be world hegemon/superpower, whether it’s economic/cultural/military, this nation seems to get special attention from other countries and follow their guidance blindingly. Blanjiland falls under this category as its world’s largest economy.

The inverse of this is also pretty common, with the cliche nation in question being pretty irrelevant on the world stage, but still gets overwhelming attention from their world’s superpowers. I find this less annoying because this was basically the norm during the Cold War, but it’s still a cliche nonetheless.

Edited and added the superpower cliché. I have not really seen too many nations dependent on a world power yet but it might just be my luck, although I have seen too many island nations that somehow exceed in advancement despite being isolationist so I'll add it.

12 March 2022

Zeloria wrote:catgirls are so overdone, when are we getting dogboys

Hang on, let me just

by **Azur Deutschland** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:35 am

Las Palmeras wrote:
Azur Deutschland wrote:I need to develop this factbook more so that people can stop taking this out of context...

How do they do that?

They take this quote:
"The races different from humans comes from magical research conducted by Germany during the Second World War."
and run with it, usually referencing Josef Mengele or so.
Like, no, this isn't supposed to be the grotesque invasive surgery stuff. This is just supposed to be like a fantasy magical girl transformation thing.

by **Meowtravgrad** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:35 am

Why have catgirls when you can have.... y'know.... cats?

by **Free Stalliongrad** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:36 am

Crysuko wrote:
Valentine Z wrote:The lack (?) of cliches? MLP and centaurs, yes. I know Azur has some, but damn, centaurs don't really get a lot of screentime here.

As for MLP... well, I am not asking for one, but you know, that was something I expect to be a boatload of.

There was when MLP was all the rage a while back, but haven’t seen any recently. Not overtly anyway, I guess the series ending put a stop to it.

Someone called me?
Be that as it may, regions with MLP nations are there, they just don't actively participate here in the RP forum (much to my chagrin).

by **Las Palmeras** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:36 am

Azur Deutschland wrote:They take this quote:
"The races different from humans comes from magical research conducted by Germany during the Second World War."
and run with it, usually referencing Josef Mengele or so.
Like, no, this isn't supposed to be the grotesque invasive surgery stuff. This is just supposed to be like a fantasy magical girl transformation thing.

Funny. I would've imagined the "magical portal" Hellboy route or something. Or "isekai portal" if we're gonna take the weeb stuff up to 11. Not that I care. I wanna do that in Tohorin.

Meowtravgrad wrote:Why have catgirls when you can have.... y'know.... cats?

If not for LP where would Dark Lord Elon Musk get his Gaddafi-esque bodyguards?

by **Socialist Macronesia** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:37 am

Destyntine wrote:although I have seen too many island nations that somehow exceed in advancement despite being isolationist so I'll add it.

That's a cliche that we... kind of fall into? Yeah, we may be pretty good in the tech department despite being an island nation, but that's A. pretty much entirely military technology, and B. how it came to be is explained quite a lot in our history, so I don't think much of it.

by **Destyntine** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:39 am

Western Fardelshufflestein wrote:
Zeloria wrote:catgirls are so overdone, when are we getting dogboys

Hang on, let me just

Is this a fan-made fortnite character?

by **Crysuko** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:39 am

Free Stalliongrad wrote:
Crysuko wrote:There was when MLP was all the rage a while back, but haven’t seen any recently. Not overtly anyway, I guess the series ending put a stop to it.

Someone called me?
Be that as it may, regions with MLP nations are there, they just don't actively participate here in the RP forum (much to my chagrin).

I wouldn’t be opposed to it, as long as magic were used reasonably.

by **The Restored Danelaw** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:40 am

Kiu Ghesik wrote:~~the catboy liberation front, never forget~~

I seriously need context please.

12 March 2022

Socialist Macronesia wrote:
Destyntine wrote:although I have seen too many island nations that somehow exceed in advancement despite being isolationist so I'll add it.

That's a cliche that we... kind of fall into? Yeah, we may be pretty good in the tech department despite being an island nation, but that's A. pretty much entirely military technology, and B. how it came to be is explained quite a lot in our history, so I don't think much of it.

In WF's defense, it was quite behind the tech curve for most of its history.

Faster travel and the Internet definitely helped bring it up to speed.

by **Brettenwald** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:40 am

Meowtravgrad wrote:Why have catgirls when you can have.... y'know.... cats?

Based.

by **Meowtravgrad** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:41 am

Las Palmeras wrote:
Meowtravgrad wrote:Why have catgirls when you can have.... y'know.... cats?

If not for LP where would Dark Lord Elon Musk get his Gaddafi-esque bodyguards?

I mean if you go by the rule of Catverse, everyone is a cat.

by **Azur Deutschland** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:42 am

Las Palmeras wrote:Funny. I would've imagined the "magical portal" Hellboy route or something. Or "isekai portal" if we're gonna take the weeb stuff up to 11. Not that I care. I wanna do that in Tohorin.

Those are some pretty good ideas too. I just wanted to have it where a mage's willpower allowed her to grow wings and become a harpy or something.

by **Destyntine** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:43 am

Socialist Macronesia wrote:
Destyntine wrote:although I have seen too many island nations that somehow exceed in advancement despite being isolationist so I'll add it.

That's a cliche that we... kind of fall into? Yeah, we may be pretty good in the tech department despite being an island nation, but that's A. pretty much entirely military technology, and B. how it came to be is explained quite a lot in our history, so I don't think much of it.

Having a good explanation is always a benefit, normally I see nations that should be like the modern day Philippines ending up like something out of Halo.

by **Alaska Hawaii and the Aleutes** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:43 am

Destyntine wrote:snip

I am missing the "Eurasia"/"Russia" nations, I've seen a lot of these... A

Also I get no shots!

by **Kiu Ghesik** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:43 am

The Restored Danelaw wrote:
Kiu Ghesik wrote:~~the catboy liberation front, never forget~~

I seriously need context please.

https://www.nationstates.net/region=the ... tion_front

12 March 2022

Destyntine wrote:
Western Fardelshufflestein wrote:Hang on, let me just

(Image)

Is this a fan-made fortnite character?

No. I just made him using HeroForge.

His name is Dogboi.

by **Austria-Bohemia-Hungary** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:46 am

People who blatantly, unabashedly plagiarises other people's work/characters, personality included.

by **Destyntine** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:48 am

Western Fardelshufflestein wrote:
Destyntine wrote:
Is this a fan-made fortnite character?

No. I just made him using HeroForge.

His name is Dogboi.

Imagine making a catgirl parody nation with dogboi as the leader.. Oh no..

by **Crysuko** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:48 am

Military scenarios which are completely inaccessible to normies, as they inevitably attract people who know worrying amounts about military hardware and the use thereof so they can fence with their realism boners over reams and reams of technicalities and jargon.

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